St Albans High School For Girls Playing Field Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk
Pending
5/2026/1182 - PPOR
Description
Installation of a porous synthetic turf sports pitch with fencing and ball stop netting on the school playing fields Data via plota.co.uk
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Erection of recessed fourth storey on existing building to provide 4 additional ...
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
2 Avenue Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Qq
Lime - re-pollard, this tree has a history of being pollarded, last application was in 20…
2025
Approved
2 Avenue Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Qq
Lime - re-pollard, this tree has a history of being pollarded, last application was in 20…
2025
Approved
St Albans High School For Girls 1-3 Townsend Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Sj
T1 1 x Crab apple to reduce by around 1m height and width T2 1 x Crab apple to reduce by…
2025
Approved
St Albans High School For Girls 1-3 Townsend Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Sj
T1 1 x Crab apple to reduce by around 1m height and width T2 1 x Crab apple to reduce by…
2025
Approved
St Albans High School For Girls 1-3 Townsend Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Sj
1 x Lawson cypress to remove in sections to ground level
2025
Approved
St Albans High School For Girls 1-3 Townsend Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Sj
1 x Lawson cypress to remove in sections to ground level
2025
Approved
15 Elm Lawns Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Re
Reduce the Beech tree in the rear garden by approximately 50%. This is to allow more ligh…
2025
Approved
15 Elm Lawns Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Re
Reduce the Beech tree in the rear garden by approximately 50%. This is to allow more ligh…
2025
Approved
8 Avenue Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Qq
T1 - Magnolia reduce fromproperty by 2.5m, T2 - Sycamore fell, this is likely a self set…
2025
Approved
8 Avenue Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Qq
T1 - Magnolia reduce fromproperty by 2.5m, T2 - Sycamore fell, this is likely a self set…
2024
Approved
St Albans High School For Girls 1-3 Townsend Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Sj
As per plan and schedule
2023
St Albans High School For Girls 1-3 Townsend Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Sj
Advertisement consent - Installation of Eco-School accreditation flag
2023
St Albans High School For Girls 1-3 Townsend Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Sj
Advertisement consent - Installation of Eco-School accreditation flag
2023
Approved
14 Avenue Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Qq
T1. x1 Semi mature-Lime, located in landscape bed to side of front driveway - Oversized c…
2023
Approved
14 Avenue Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Qq
T1. x1 Semi mature-Lime, located in landscape bed to side of front driveway - Oversized c…
2023
Approved
St Albans High School For Girls 1-3 Townsend Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Sj
All spec is in attached report.
2023
Approved
St Albans High School For Girls 1-3 Townsend Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Sj
All spec is in attached report.
2023
Approved
8 Elm Lawns Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Re
Nearly half of the crown of this tree fell down on Sunday. As you can see from these phot…
2023
Approved
8 Elm Lawns Close St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Re
Nearly half of the crown of this tree fell down on Sunday. As you can see from these phot…
2022
Approved
8 Avenue Road St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Qq
G1 Mixed group of trees in rear garden - Crown reduction by 2-3m approx (primary cuts). C…
2017
Approved
St Albans High School For Girls 1-3 Townsend Avenue St Albans Hertfordshire Al1 3Sj
Part two, part three storey building with rooflights and roof terrace linking main school…
2016
Approved
Car Park Elm Lawns Close Al1 3Re
2 x Lime Trees - Re-pollard back to main trunk.
2016
Approved
Car Park Elm Lawns Close Al1 3Re
2 x Lime Trees - Re-pollard back to main trunk.
2016
Approved
St Albans High School For Girls Townsend Avenue Al1 3Sj
1 x Lime - Remove snapped and damaged branches and raise crown. 1 x Ash - Reduce by 25%…
2016
Approved
St Albans High School For Girls Townsend Avenue Al1 3Sj
1 x Lime - Remove snapped and damaged branches and raise crown. 1 x Ash - Reduce by 25%…
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#287 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #282 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 61% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
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St Albans decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #195 of 292
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #223 of 292
32%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #282 of 292
61%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #270 of 292
71%
Minor dwellings approved
127 decided (1-9 homes)
69%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
22 decided
1,375
Total decisions
195 refused in 2025